Evidence and research

• WEDINOS Philtre – April 2023

  Philtre is the monthly bulletin of WEDINOS. It provides monthly summaries of drug analysis results, emerging substance trends, and harm reduction information. This bulletin serves as a vital resource for […]

• WEDINOS Philtre annual report April 2023 – March 2024

  This report dated April 2023 provides a comprehensive yearly summary of the samples analysed by WEDINOS/Philtre, highlighting key trends, statistical data, and public health implications. This report offers a broad […]

• Evaluation of information resources developed by the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme 2023

  This report contains findings from a programme of quantitative and qualitative data collection exploring the effectiveness of information resources produced by the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme (VPDP). VPDP sits within […]

• PPV uptake in Wales in 2022/23

  Background The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination (PPV) is currently offered to those aged 65 years and older and people aged two to 64 years in select clinical risk groups. PPV protects […]

• Urgent Primary Care Centre Programme – final report

  This paper reviews impact and lessons learned during the All-Wales National Urgent Primary Care Centre Programme (UPCC). The programme began in winter 2020/2021 as part of the 24/7 workstream of […]

• Tackling adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) state of the art and options for action

  This new report brings together what is known about ACEs across Europe and internationally, showing the on-going toxic impact that ACEs can have across the life course and how ACEs […]

• National summary of neonatal hepatitis B immunisation in Wales 2020-21

  This report summarises uptake and timeliness of the first three doses of hepatitis B immunisation and uptake trends in babies born to hepatitis B positive mothers during 2021 who were […]

• The cost-of-living crisis: Implications for public health and the identification of solutions report

  The report summarises learning from the World Health Organisation (WHO) All-Regions for Health Network (RHN) webinar facilitated by the WHO Collaborating Centre at Public Health Wales on the 21st of […]

• WEDINOS Philtre – February 2023

  Philtre is the monthly bulletin of WEDINOS. It provides monthly summaries of drug analysis results, emerging substance trends, and harm reduction information. This bulletin serves as a vital resource for […]

• Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty report 2022

  The first Public Health Wales’ ‘Biodiversity Duty report’ was published in 2019, in response to the enhanced biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty under Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) […]